Science Olympiad — AnotherPenguin's SSSS Codebusters Test

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Science Olympiad — AnotherPenguin'sSSSS Codebusters Test

This is meant as a test for all levels. There are easier questions and more difficult questions in this test. Note that the test length is intended fora full team, so do not expect to finish the test if you take it solo. Besides that, good luck and have fun :) - AnotherPenguinScoring: Time to solve first problem: ________________________________ (use to calculate Bonus below)

Question Value Incorrect letters Deduction ScoreTimed 2501 1002 1003 1504 1505 3006 4007 2008 2009 40010 30011 35012 30013 25014 30015 30016 30017 40018 60019 50020 60021 20022 30023 25024 300

Bonus

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The following tables might be useful during the event.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

B B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A

C C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B

D D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C

E E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D

F F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E

G G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F

H H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G

I I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H

J J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I

K K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J

L L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K

M M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L

N N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M

O O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

P P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

Q Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P

R R S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q

S S T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R

T T U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S

U U V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T

V V W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U

W W X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

X X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

Y Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X

Z Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y


0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25


Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A

1 3 5 7 9 11 15 17 19 21 23 25

1 9 21 15 3 19 7 23 11 5 17 25

AAAAA A AABBA G ABBAA N BAABA T

AAAAB B AABBB H ABBAB O BAABB U/V

AAABA C ABAAA I/J ABBBA P BABAA W

AAABB D ABAAB K ABBBB Q BABAB X

AABAA E ABABA L BAAAA R BABBA Y

AABAB F ABABB M BAAAB S BABBB Z

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Frequency Table of English letters:E - 12.51% S - 6.54% C - 3.06% G - 1.96% K - 0.67%

T - 9.25% R - 6.12% U - 2.71% W - 1.92% X - 0.19%

A - 8.04% H - 5.49% M - 2.53% Y - 1.73% J - 0.16%

O - 7.60% L - 4.14% F - 2.30% B - 1.54% Q - 0.11%

I - 7.26% D - 3.99% P - 2.00% V - 0.99% Z - 0.09%

N - 7.09%

Frequency Table of Spanish letters:E - 14.08% I - 5.98% M - 3.08% Y - 1.09% Z - 0.47%

A - 12.16% L - 5.24% P - 2.89% V - 1.05% Ñ - 0.17%

O - 9.20% D - 4.67% B - 1.49% G - 1.00% X - 0.14%

S - 7.20% T - 4.60% H - 1.18% F - 0.69% K - 0.11%

N - 6.83% U - 4.69% Q - 1.11% J - 0.52% W - 0.04%

R - 6.41% C - 3.87%

For the purposes of cryptograms it is customary to treat n and ñ as distinct letters, but a and á are the same letter. Likewise for e and é, and iand í. In other words, all the accent marks get amputated when working with cryptograms. Also, while some older Spanish dictionariesconsider ch, ll, and rr, to be their own letters—this has fallen out of modern usage. Accordingly, “burro” is considered as five letters: “b-u-r-r-o”and not as four letters “b-u-rr-o.”

Morse Code:A ●– F ●●–● K –●– P ●––● U ●●–

B –●●● G ––● L ●–●● Q ––●– V ●●●–

C –●–● H ●●●● M –– R ●–● W ●––

D –●● I ●● N –● S ●●● X –●●–

E ● J ●––– O ––– T – Y –●––

Z ––●●

0 ––––– 2 ●●––– 4 ●●●●– 6 –●●●● 8 –––●●

1 ●–––– 3 ●●●–– 5 ●●●●● 7 ––●●● 9 ––––●

● E – T

●● I ●– A –● N –– M●●● S ●●– U ●–● R ●–– W –●● D –●– K ––● G ––– O

●●●● H ●●●– V ●●–● F ●–●● L ●––● P ●––– J–●●● B –●●– X –●–● C –●–– Y ––●● Z ––●– Q

––––– 0 ●–––– 1 ●●––– 2 ●●●–– 3 ●●●●– 4●●●●● 5 –●●●● 6 ––●●● 7 –––●● 8 ––––● 9

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Timed Question [250 points] [Aristocrat] My username is now AnotherGiraffe. When you have solved it, raise your hand so that the time can berecorded and the solution checked.

Q ZWUXKOU EQUUIJ HWEIAW Q XOCQYYW, RI SKRJ HW JDW

HWRJ ZWUXKOU NIK EQU HW.


Frequency 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 1 3 5 3 1 7 9 3 2 2

Replacement

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1) [100 points] [Caesar] You found an ancient manuscript that has been encoded with what you believe to be a Caesar cipher. Decode thehidden message.

V A B E Q R E G B Z N V A G N V A N V E F C R R Q I R Y B P V G L ,

,

N F J N Y Y B J A R R Q F G B O R N G V G F J V A T F S B E G L -

-

G U E R R G V Z R F R I R E L F R P B A Q , E V T U G ?

, ?

2) [100 points] [Caesar] Encode this quote by Ambrose Bierce using a shift of 19.

P T K B L Z H W ' L P T R H Y M X T V A B G Z T F X K B V T G L

'

Z X H Z K T I A R .

.

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3) [150 points] [Affine] Decrypt this affine with a=25 and b=51.

G S R H Z U U R M V X R K S V I R H R M Z X G F Z O R G B Z M

Z G Y Z H S X R K S V I .

.

4) [150 points] [Affine] Encode this quote by novelist Charles Dudley Warner with a=17 and b=13.

E V E R Y O N E T A L K S A B O U T T H E W E A T H E R , B U T

,

N O O N E D O E S A N Y T H I N G A B O U T I T .

.


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5) [300 points] [Baconian] This question is dedicated to my partner :)

DDBBBDDDDDBDDBBDDBDDDDBDBBDDBBDBBDDBDBDDDBDDDBDDBDDDB

BBBDBBDDBBDBBDDBBBDDDDDDBDBDDDDDBDDBBDBBDBBDDDDDBDDDB

DDBDDDBDDDDDDBDDDDDDDDBDDBBDBDBBDDDBDDDDDDDDDBBDDDDDB

DDBDDDDBBBDDDBBBDDBDDBDDDDDBBDDDDBDDBDBDBBDDBDBDBBDDD

BDDDDDDDBDDDD

6) [400 points] [Baconian] I'm sorry, I had to pass forward the pain that previous proctors have given me.

WORRY DEATH CHESS ALOHA LOONY BE ITS EARTH ACRES

AMPLE A BOOK A SHOT BE ITS BE ITS EARTH A CASE BE ITS

A BEAT ACRES ACRES ALPHA BACON A PLAN ABBEY AMPLE

A BOOK BE OLD A BOOK ABBEY AMPLE


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7) [200 points] [Vigenere] Decrypt this quote from Brooke Shields using keyword smoke.

K Y C U M F S Y S P D E . W P C G G ' F O O A X Z O H , Q A I ' F I

. ' , '

D A G D E N Q F I M E B C B X S Z H Z E J F C P C G G F V M X Q .

.

8) [200 points] [Vigenere] Decrypt this cipher with the keyword of "waves". Picture ocean waves crashing against the shore...

W N Y M X U O P E K G M Z L G S I ' H J W A L D R Y , Z O I '

' , '

X L A L G Q W U O P ' V W P O J F D E N Y X G O E Z .

' .


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9) [400 points] [Hill] Decrypt this hill cipher encrypted with a keyword of FAST.

W J D O M Q Q W W W H S F D U U Y U N K M J W N Z A

S I A L U H S P I O B K N K Z M M J U H S I E H

10) [300 points] [Hill] Encode this quote with a keyword of HILL.

I T I S E A S I E R T O G O D O W N A H I L L T H A

N U P B U T T H E V I E W I S F R O M T H E T O P


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≡(F

S

A

T) ( 5

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≡(H

L

I

L) ( 7

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11) [350 points] [Aristocrat] Why, it's a fine day on the golf course, isn't it?

TK ZIX SDU QSXWON TM S HNIDR SMG SDU SKDSTG IK

VTWONMTMW OIVG XJ S IMU TDIM. UEUM WIG QSM’N OTN S

IMU TDIM.


Frequency 6 1 4 1 9 1 3 10 5 4 2 1 10 8 6 2 4 3 1

Replacement

12) [300 points] [Aristocrat] Extra 100 points if you can answer the question :)

BERD SRCD RCURY UCARYV YRDUKY UC PYKBY QKO TSUYH DES

KOUHUY KQ TKTR DSR?


Frequency 1 2 4 5 2 2 6 2 1 2 8 4 3 7 1 8

Replacement


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13) [250 points] [K2 Aristocrat] Solve this K2 Aristocrat said by former president Gerald Ford.

Y GFAK Y QL WUHHYFW RUHHUD QH WAOV RUSQIEU Y QL

XYHHYFW VUKUD EBUSHQHADE.

Replacement

K2 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 3 1 3 3 3 1 9 1 2 2 1 5 2 2 8 2 4 1 6

14) [300 points] [Aristocrat] Ya like jazz?

BKT JTT, ZX PZGYRT, XWCTR LSQOLQR. JTPLGRT JTTR

VZS'B PLYT OKLB KGULSR BKCSM CR CUHZRRCJWT.


Frequency 4 5 3 1 4 4 6 1 2 3 2 9 4 11 2 1 2 2 2 4

Replacement


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15) [300 points] [K1 Aristocrat] Solve this inspirational quote by Walt Whitman.

XOOI GJDC TPRO PYEPGK MJEPCS MVO KDAKVLAO - PAS

KVPSJEK ELYY TPYY QOVLAS GJD.


Frequency 4 2 3 4 3 1 4 5 3 2 6 7 1 1 4 2 4 1 5

Replacement

16) [300 points] [Aristocrat] An optimistic way of looking at common annoyances.

L ZUW’B WOOZ H PHLJXBEKLXB, FE GLKKUA ILYOX FO H WOA

PHLJXBEKO OYOJE FUJWLWI.


Frequency 2 4 4 3 1 4 2 4 4 7 8 2 3 5 4 2 2

Replacement


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17) [400 points] [Erristocrat] Solve this quote that sounds as if it was recited from memory by a toddler.

OBCIBFFP DYKOG MYSF CP FG DBQSF PO JYKKX QYSG CG, P

XPK'M MAB OAXQUPOM MBBS GK FX OAGF.


Frequency 3 6 3 2 7 6 1 1 5 5 6 6 3 4 1 4 4

Replacement

18) [600 points] [Patristocrat] Solve this quote by John F. Kennedy. The hint is the speaker himself.

AOGQU UIOHU ZUHUH QORUU KSKHQ SIJOG EJOEK JJUHQ

OUHQO MHQSK ZIKUH COGEV IOHQO LEMOO EILCV HCOGE

VIOHQ OLEMO QEMJ


Frequency 1 3 8 4 11 6 5 5 3 4 16 9 1 3 10 3 2

Replacement


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19) [500 points] [K1 Patristocrat] Solve this quote from Leo Tolstoy.

RHRDK APRFN VPXEA UMNOP QVPQF NRIAD YTSGF PAAPR

FNVPX EAUMN OPQVP QNVZE RYU


Frequency 6 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 6 2 9 4 6 1 1 3 5 2 2 1

Replacement

20) [600 points] [Xenocrypt] Darn it, Google Translate! Decrypt this song lyric that has been translated through several languages. Being asong lyric, the grammar is not completely correct here.

QPVSLT BZWWZNBWZ, DDZCPVZ QTLBSAT VSNVT. CSWASLSP

TQQSJZLBPD, VPJWZ VTLBPEP, VZ BTVZ DP QPWWZBZWP XPSN

JZ TWSAZL.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Frequency 3 7 2 4 1 3 6 3 11 5 9 8 8 9 1 13

Replacement


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21) [200 points] [Morbit] Solve this quote by Sergei Rachmaninoff. 1 = ●–, 3 = ●●, 5 = ●×, 6 = ×–, and 8 = ×●.

9 8 1 8 3 8 5 4 4 2 3 8 3 2 5 4 6 9 8 1 6 4 8 3 5

8 1 5 9 7 1 5 8 7 8 4 5 3 8 1 5 5 7 3 6 7 5 6 3 5

3 7 7 8 7 8 4 5 3 8 1 5 5 7 3 6 7 5 8 5 3 5 6 5 9 7

7 8 6 5 9 7 3 7 9 5 3 3 2 3 4 6 9 8 4 2 9 8 1 8 3

8 5 4 4


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22) [300 points] [Morbit] Time for some misheard lyrics (the grammar is still intact, but song lyrics not quite so). 1 = ●x, 2 = ××, 5 = –●, and 8= –×.

4 1 4 4 3 6 9 7 9 5 1 5 1 9 1 3 5 9 1 4 7 9 2 4 8

7 5 2 6 8 7 1 9 4 9 4 1 6 8 4 8 7 4 3 4 2 4 2 7 6

9 7 9 4 3 2 5 8 1 1 7 5 2 5 5 9 4 1 7 9 4 9 1 5 3 5

2 7 5 9 3 1 6 1 4 8 4 3 1 4 1 9 9 4 8 1 5 2 4 9 7 1

9 1 8 9 5 1 1 7 3 4 9 4 2 5 3 6 9 6 9 4 1 1 7 1 1

3 6 9 5 2 7 8 6 8 4 8 7 4 3 4 2 4 3 2 5 4 9 2 7 2 7 8

7 9 4 3 9

23) [250 points] [Pollux] Solve this quote from Al Capone. 1 = -, 3 = x, 4 = ●, 7 = -, and 8 = x.

24885003577650997934942258287268125372355530113927130042

647316340097325480846588745280737084137043273602340238555

852


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24) [300 points] [Pollux] Solve this quote by Albert Einstein. 1 = –, 2 = ●, 3 = ×, 6 = –, and 7 = ×.

43961364680472255099369066582993356026235709936539512

8523127293182801055598238954012352355268509450925053054

362365238229505568640910690729274095682412355745235906

01964335634901958825381600120444367752975517512327096

01595846489210473605992728725601575505554828215095905


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